On Sunday afternoon, Manchester City host Arsenal in what should be the defining moment of the Premier League season. If Arsenal win, they will be on the cusp of their first title in more than two decades.
Yet for many football fans and pundits, the focus this weekend will be on Tottenham Hotspur’s efforts to escape what would be the most shocking relegation in recent football history. Having lost seven of their past eight Premier League games, Spurs sit third from bottom in the league and face Brighton & Hove Albion at home on Saturday.
Both bookmakers and data-led final league projections now have Spurs as the most likely candidate to join Wolverhampton Wanderers and Burnley in dropping down a division. With just six games left, time is running out to avoid the team’s first demotion since 1977.